The Rot Is Irreversible — Disease is reversible—rot isn't. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib brought the disease of anti-Semitism into the upper echelons of the Democratic Party when they were elected in November. The party could have fought the disease. It chose instead to nurture it.

William Barr Delivers Chilling Message to FBI for Trump — A third probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, even to pacify the paranoid president, may cause real harm. — If you come at the king, you best not miss. — That's the message Attorney General William Barr is sending to FBI agents …

Romney rejects Trump judicial pick who smeared Obama — Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator to vote against one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees on Tuesday. And he did so in part to defend former President Barack Obama. — Romney cast the lone GOP “no” …

At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering — As the gun rights group lavished pay and perks on its leaders and partners, fueling infighting, it increasingly relied on its own charity for funds. Tax experts have questions. — The tantalizing leaks have spilled out in the weeks since …

This Gen X Mess — The tech, music, style, books, trends, rules, films and pills that made Gen X ... so so-so. — Like many things considered “cool,” Gen X is pretty exclusive. You had to be born between 1965 and 1980 to get in to this gloomy, goofy club of forgotten middle children, and only about 65 million of us were.